How unborn baby survived crossbow attack that killed his mother

Baby delivered by caesarean after Sana Muhammad shot in abdomen in front of her five other children

Sana Muhammad
Sana Muhammad, 35, was eight months’ pregnant
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A baby delivered after his mother was shot and killed with a crossbow at her east London home is in a stable condition in hospital, according to police.

Sana Muhammad, who was eight months’ pregnant, was attacked and killed in front of her five other children, aged between one and 17, and her husband at their house in Ilford on Monday.

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